Nymphs in a Landscape

1899

Ker Xavier Roussel

Associated Names
Ker Xavier Roussel

Artist, French, 1867 - 1944

Ambroise Vollard

Artist, French, 1866 - 1939

Auguste Clot

Printer, French, 1858 - 1936

The image depicts a landscape scene with a soft, diffused light and color palette. The view is from ground level across a field or meadow, with the horizon blending into the background. The sky occupies a significant portion of the image. The artwork shows a serene and ethereal atmosphere, with delicate brushstrokes creating depth. The colors mainly consist of pale blues, yellows, and white highlights. The foreground displays light yellow and green vegetation, blending with the sky in the distance.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    2-color lithograph on China paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 23.5 x 32.5 cm (9 1/4 x 12 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.16.227

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Salomon 1968, no. 19

  • Series Title

    L'Album de paysage: no. 6

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2000

  • Prints Abound: Paris in the 1890s, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2000-2001, no. 72, as Femmes dans la campagne (Women in the Country), from Album de paysage.

Bibliography

1965

  • Kunsthalle Bremen [Christian von Heusinger, complier]. Ker-Xavier Roussel 1867-1944. Gemalde, Handzeichnungen, Druckgraphik. Bremen: 1965.

1968

  • Salomon, Jacques. Introduction a l'oeuvre gravé de K. X. Roussel. Paris: Mercure de France, 1968.

2000

  • Prints Abound: Paris in the 1890s. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2000-2001: no. 72.

Wikidata ID

Q65361134

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